Ch. 1-26 Final Exam Flashcards

1
Q

This war gave the United States colonists unity and experience, preparing them for the War for Independence.

A

French and Indian War

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2
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This president introduce the United States to socialism through the New Deal.

A

Franklin Roosevelt

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3
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This was the Persian ruler who built the Royal Road

A

Darius

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4
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Many authors of this era were influenced by the Scriptures to write classics that stood the test of time

A

The Modern Age

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5
Q

This Doctrine was a declaration to contain communism and to keep it from spreading to the Americas

A

The Truman Doctrine

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6
Q

This war was the shortest war in US history.

A

The Persian Gulf War

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7
Q

This was the first nation to have a written account of their history

A

Israel

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8
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This was the first Roman Emperor to persecute Christians

A

Nero

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9
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This man had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time

A

John Wycliffe

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10
Q

This agreement divided Charlemagne’s empire

A

The Treaty of Verdun

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11
Q

This agreement gave US war material to England during World War II

A

The Lend Lease Act

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12
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This agreement was signed at the end of World War I

A

Treaty of Versailles

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13
Q

This agreement required nations to decrease greenhouse emissions levels

A

Kyoto Protocol

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14
Q

This was the first face-to-face agreement between is Raleys and Palestinians

A

Oslo Accords

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15
Q

The largest amphibious assault in history occurred in this year

A

1944

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16
Q

This Protestant reformer is remembered for promoting popular education and for writing “A Mighty Fortress is our God”

A

Martin Luther

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17
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This English monarchs said that the Bible was the secret to England’s greatness

A

Queen Victoria

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18
Q

This nation became the leading industrial nation and the financial center of the world during the 1920s

A

The United States

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19
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This artist was known for his illustrations in the Saturday Evening Post

A

Norman Rockwell

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20
Q

This country’s rise to nationhood is considered the climax in the gradual break up of the former country of Yugoslavia

A

Kosovo

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21
Q

This is the greatest accomplishment of the Samarian

A

Writing

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22
Q

The Soviet union ceased to exist as a nation in this year

A

1991

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23
Q

In contrast to the US War for Independence, what was the French revolution fought for?

A

Social equality

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24
Q

This economic system is based on private ownership and control of business and industry

A

Capitalism

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25
Q

Roman Catholicism teaches that Christ made this apostle head of the church

A

Peter

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26
Q

Economic decline during the middle ages began with the collapse of the empire

A

The Roman empire

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27
Q

Iranian president

A

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

28
Q

Ruler of the French July monarchy

A

Louis Philippe

29
Q

His rule marked the birth of the French nation

A

Hugh Capet

30
Q

He led ethnic cleansing against Bosnian Muslims

A

Slobodan Milosevic

31
Q

He deciphered the Rosetta Stone

A

John Francis Champollion

32
Q

He started Sunday school in England

A

Robert Raikes

33
Q

He discovered the universal law of gravitation

A

Isaac Newton

34
Q

He was the leader of Al Qaeda

A

Osama bin Laden

35
Q

He was a Russian czar

A

Michael Romanov

36
Q

He was in anti-Christian philosopher

A

Soren Kierkegaard

37
Q

How did God used to the Greek and early Roman empires?

A

They were used to prepare the world for Jesus Christ through their development of language and roads

38
Q

How did the caste system affect India’s economic progress?

A

It discouraged social advancement hindering any economic progress

39
Q

How does evolution threaten scientific progress?

A

Evolution denies that God is the Creator.

40
Q

How did European relations bring about World War II?

A

Germany and Italy, left in economic turmoil, sought revenge on other European nations and fell into the hands of tyrants.

41
Q

What is the influence of environmentalism on nations?

A

It has guided nations to apply government control instead of private control over the environment

42
Q

This is the year the United States entered World War II

A

1941

43
Q

The way of life of a group of people

A

Culture

44
Q

This date marks the first time since Pearl Harbor that a massive for an attack had occurred on American soil

A

September 11, 2001

45
Q

The first black president of South Africa

A

Nelson Mandela

46
Q

The oldest and largest Islamist organization in Egypt today

A

The Muslim brotherhood

47
Q

The largest and most intricate global project to be undertaken to date

A

The International Space Station

48
Q

This movement of religious liberalism began in Germany and denied the basic doctrines of Christianity

A

Modernism

49
Q

This newly invented weapon was used on Japan to end World War II

A

The atomic bomb

50
Q

This Greek event is the first recorded date in history

A

The Olympics

51
Q

The holy book of Islam

A

The Koran

52
Q

The way of life based upon the ownership and use of land

A

Feudalism

53
Q

Art focused primarily on the common workingman

A

Regionalism

54
Q

Openness

A

Glasnost

55
Q

Lessening of tension and

A

Détente

56
Q

System based on work done in small private shops

A

Domestic system

57
Q

Locate these places on a map

A
China
South Africa
Mexico
 Argentina
Greenland
Egypt
New Zealand
Russia
Japan
France
58
Q

The year the Protestant Reformation began

A

1517

59
Q

The year the Berlin wall came down

A

1889

60
Q

The year Christopher Columbus discovered the New World

A

1492

61
Q

The year the Vietnam conflict ended

A

1975

62
Q

When was the end of World War I

A

1918

63
Q

What year was France’s first constitution written

A

1791

64
Q

What year did Israel become a nation

A

1948

65
Q

What year did Johan Gutenberg invent the movable type printing press

A

About 1440

66
Q

When did the signing of the Magna Carta happen

A

1215

67
Q

In what year was the world trade organization founded

A

1995